Born in the coastal town of Kerala, India, alumnus Robin Joseph (Animation ’05) moved to Canada to pursue film and animation. Since 2005, he has worked as a freelance character designer, visual development artist and production designer for numerous animated features and commercials. Clients include Pixar, Dreamworks, Bluesky & Illumination.

Fox and the Whale is his first professional film and was recently shortlisted for the 90th Academy Awards Best Animated Short nominations. The entirely self-financed project follows a curious fox who traverses across a series of lusciously-rendered environments in the pursuit of an elusive whale.

You can watch the full film here or visit the film’s website for more details.